The Red Sox staged a six-run uprising in the sixth inning to defeat the Angels, 7-3. A two-run single by Jim Rice was the key blow of the inning, marked by two walks and two errors. Bill Lee, with help from relievers Dick Pole and Tom Murphy, was credited with his first victory of the year as a starter. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 7, California Angels 3
Game Played on Monday, August    23, 1976 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Angels       0  2  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   3 11  2
Red Sox      0  0  0    1  0  6    0  0  x  -   7  9  2


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Collins lf            5   0   0   0     0   1   .263      Burleson ss           5   0   1   0     0   0   .281
Remy 2b               3   0   0   0     0   0   .265      Doyle 2b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .251
  Guerrero 2b         2   0   0   0     0   1   .270      Lynn cf               3   1   0   0     1   3   .305
Davis dh              5   1   2   0     0   1   .268      Yastrzemski lf        3   2   2   1     1   1   .261
Melton 1b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .211      Cooper 1b             3   1   0   0     0   3   .286
Humphrey c            3   1   2   0     1   0   .311      Rice dh               4   1   1   2     0   1   .262
Stanton rf            2   1   0   0     1   0   .190      Fisk c                3   1   3   0     0   0   .235
  Briggs rf           1   0   1   1     0   0   .240      Miller rf             4   1   2   1     0   1   .270
Torres cf             4   0   3   1     0   0   .199      Hobson 3b             3   0   0   1     0   0   .208
Jackson 3b            3   0   1   1     0   0   .217      Lee p                 0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Chalk ss              3   0   0   0     1   0   .213        Pole p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Ryan p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Murphy p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Scott p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Drago p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   3  11   3     3   3             Totals               32   7   9   5     2  11

Time of Game: 2:39   Attendance: 24,125
Left on Base: Angels 9, Red Sox 6
DP: Angels 0, Red Sox 3
Errors: Remy, Jackson, Burleson, Doyle
Doubles: Torres (10), Yastrzemski (21)
Home Runs: Yastrzemski (17)
Stolen Bases: Miller (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Cooper (8)
Sacrifice Flies: Jackson (3), Hobson (3)
GIDP: Stanton (9), Guerrero (4)
Hit by Pitch: Fisk (4,by Ryan)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ryan L(10-16)           5     6   6   5   2   7   1  25   3.81
Scott                   0     1   1   0   0   0   0   1   3.16
Drago                   3     2   0   0   0   4   0  11   5.37
Totals                  8     9   7   5   2  11   1  37

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lee W(2-4)              7     7   2   2   2   0   0  29   6.05
Pole                    0     4   1   1   0   0   0   4   4.59
Murphy SV(5)            2     0   0   0   1   3   0   6   4.24
Totals                  9    11   3   3   3   3   0  39

Passed Balls: Humphrey (5)
Hit by Pitch: Ryan (4)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - Art Frantz, 2B - Bill Deegan, 3B - Terry Cooney


ANGELS 1ST: Collins grounded out (shortstop to first); Remy
flied out to right; Davis flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Burleson grounded out (first unassisted); Doyle
struck out; Lynn was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 0, Red Sox 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Melton grounded out (third to first); Humphrey
singled to right; Stanton walked [Humphrey to second]; Torres
doubled to center [Humphrey scored, Stanton to third]; Jackson
popped out on a sacrifice fly to second [Stanton scored, Torres
to third (error by Doyle)]; Chalk grounded out (second to
first); 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski struck out; Cooper struck out; Rice
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Red Sox 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Collins grounded out (third to first); Remy flied
out to center; Davis singled to center; Melton flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Fisk singled to left; Miller singled to center
[Fisk to second]; Hobson popped to third in foul territory;
Burleson singled to shortstop [Fisk to third, Miller to second];
Doyle struck out; Lynn struck out; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Angels
2, Red Sox 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Humphrey walked; Stanton grounded into a double play
(pitcher to shortstop to first) [Humphrey out at second]; Torres
singled to left; Jackson popped to catcher in foul territory; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski homered; Cooper struck out; Rice
grounded out (third to first); Fisk was hit by a pitch; Hit
on head; Miller grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, Red Sox 1.

ANGELS 5TH: Chalk flied out to left; Collins flied out to right;
Remy grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 2, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Hobson flied out to center; Burleson flied out to
center; Doyle flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
2, Red Sox 1.

ANGELS 6TH: Davis grounded out (second to first); Melton singled
to center; Humphrey grounded out (third to first) [Melton to
second]; Stanton grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Angels 2, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Lynn walked; Yastrzemski walked [Lynn to second];
Cooper reached on an error by Jackson on a sacrifice bunt [Lynn
scored (no RBI), Yastrzemski to second, Cooper to first];
Yastrzemski was picked off second but was safe on an error by
Remy [Yastrzemski to third, Cooper to second]; Rice singled to
center [Yastrzemski scored, Cooper scored (unearned)]; Fisk
singled to center [Rice to third, Fisk to second (on throw to
3b)]; SCOTT REPLACED RYAN (PITCHING); GUERRERO REPLACED REMY
(PLAYING 2B); Miller singled to right [Rice scored, Fisk to
third]; DRAGO REPLACED SCOTT (PITCHING); Miller stole second;
Humphrey allowed a passed ball [Fisk scored, Miller to third];
Hobson hit a sacrifice fly to right [Miller scored (unearned)];
Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); Doyle grounded out
(shortstop to first); 6 R (4 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2,
Red Sox 7.

ANGELS 7TH: Torres singled to center; Jackson singled to center
[Torres to second]; Chalk flied out to center; Collins reached
on an error by Burleson [Torres to third, Jackson to second];
Guerrero grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Collins out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 2,
Red Sox 7.

RED SOX 7TH: BRIGGS REPLACED STANTON (PLAYING RF); Lynn struck
out; Yastrzemski doubled to left; Cooper struck out; Rice struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, Red Sox 7.

ANGELS 8TH: POLE REPLACED LEE (PITCHING); Davis singled to
center; Melton singled to left [Davis to second]; Humphrey
singled to left [Davis to third, Melton to second]; Briggs
singled to center [Davis scored, Melton to third, Humphrey to
second]; MURPHY REPLACED POLE (PITCHING); Torres lined into a
double play (first unassisted) [Briggs out at first]; Jackson
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 3,
Red Sox 7.

RED SOX 8TH: Fisk singled to left; Miller struck out; Hobson
popped to first in foul territory; Burleson flied out to left; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3, Red Sox 7.

ANGELS 9TH: Chalk walked; Collins struck out; Guerrero struck
out; Davis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3, Red Sox
7.